GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |